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Illustration of the execution of Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi. Immurement (from Latin im- 'in' and murus 'wall'; lit. ' walling in '), also called immuration or live entombment, is a form of imprisonment, usually until death, in which someone is placed within an enclosed space without exits. [1]
(slang) exhausted, broken; the term may derive from either of two meanings of the noun knacker (see knacker's yard and knackers below), thus to slaughter or castrate [105] knacker's yard premises where superannuated livestock are sent for rendering, etc. by a knacker. Sometimes refers to the same for vehicles, a scrapyard (US: junkyard) knackers
A dismasting can also endanger lives after the mast has fallen. The reason is the broken tangle of mast, rigging, and sails usually remains attached to the vessel owing to the rigging. If waves bash a large broken mast section against a relatively thin modern hull, the entire vessel can be lost. [2]
Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) [1] or housebreaking, [2] [3] is a property crime involving the illegal entry into a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence.
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An upright wall within the hull of a ship, particularly a watertight, load-bearing wall. bull ensign. Also boot ensign or George ensign. The senior ensign of a US Navy command (i.e., a ship, squadron or shore activity). bullseye A glass window above the captain's cabin to allow viewing of the sails above deck. bulward bulwark
Police say a man who broke into the British pub where he used to work in Texas had to be rescued when he got stuck in a grease vent. Firefighters were able to free the 43-year-old man from the ...
Susan Apel and Keith Irwin purchased a four-bedroom house in Lebanon, New Hampshire, 24 years ago — and are now looking to downsize in their golden years.